Lasses at Live!
Rosy Cheek and Live Theatre present
LASSES AT LIVE!
Join the Lasses and the Girls, Theys and Slays for an evening of local female and non-binary talent. A mixed bill of cabaret performances, a new local choir and a community meal, curated and presented by Rosie Bowden. Let's crack on and change the narrative. It’ll be lush.
The amazing line-up joining Rosie includes: Wambui Hardcastle, Hannah Walker, Lucy Doig & Jemma Martin.
Rosie does arts stuff. Rosie still feels new to arts stuff.
Rosie just wants a silly little nice evening with some talented people.
Rosie wants you to come and eat food, listen to the community choir and have a brilliant time at 'Lasses at Live'. Simple as that.
Join us for a little bit of everything, as we take what is and make it ours. We are changing the narrative with a sprinkling of joy and if I know you, you probably don’t want to miss it.
The evening will run as follows:
Girls, Theys and Slays choir
6pm – Main Theatre
The coolest, grooviest local choir, made up of passionate lasses and non-binary folk led by Maya Torres.
Community Dinner
6.45pm - Undercroft
If you aren't with us already, please arrive at 6.45pm with any dishes you would like to add to the spread. If you are making food, please don't include nuts and bring a list of ingredients included. No stress if you can't bring a dish, you can still join and nibble!
Free to attend
Lasses: Kicking ass and being bold as brass
7.30pm – Main theatre
A mixed bill cabaret curated and presented by Rosie Bowden. Starring: Wambui Hardcastle, Hannah Walker, Lucy Doig & Jemma Martin.
Wambui Hardcastle
Wambui Hardcastle is a Northern artist, making as an actor, director, and dramaturg, all about making bold, colourful stories with good people hoping to make a bit of positive difference along the way. They are one of the North East Emerging Artist Award Winners for 2023/2024, and was Runner Up in the North East Playwriting Award 2024’s 16-25 Category. Wambui started in Live Youth Theatre, and then went on to train with Tmesis Theatre Company and become an Ignition graduate of Frantic Assembly. They’ve just graduated from All In Actors, an acting intensive in South London, having taken a year out from full-on freelancing to train with the aid of a scholarship from The Stage. They have worked in the past with companies such as Anansi Theatre, Eclipse Theatre, Northern Stage, November Club, NT Studios, and Unfolding Theatre.
Hannah Walker
Hannah Walker is an award winning actress and theatre maker who creates autobiographical shows to open up conversations about social issues. Her show Gamble (★★★★★ A Youngish Perspective) is about her experience being in a relationship with a compulsive gambler. Her show An Evening with Savvy B (★★★★ - London Theatre) looks at her relationship with alcohol and was shaped by workshops and pop-up performances in pubs and social clubs in the North East.
Walker is an Associate Artist with The Six Twenty and is a reader with InterAct Stroke Support.
Lucy Doig
Lucy Doig is a recent graduate of The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, having studied at Royal Holloway, University of London. Her recent theatre credits include: The Turn of the Screw (Sheringham Little Theatre), Rough Mix (Magnetic North Theatre Company), Radiant Boy (Royal Shakespeare Company/ Northern Stage), The Filleting App (Royal Shakespeare Company/ Northern Stage), Consent (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland), Julius Caesar (Bard in the Botanics), The Summoning of Everyman (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland), Every Brilliant Thing (Newcastle Theatre Royal), Speakeasy (Southpaw Dance Company), (Re)Imagining Nora (Young Vic Theatre) and Town Hall (Camden People’s Theatre).
Jemma Martin
Jemma Martin is an actor/creative from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and a graduate from the Acting CDT course at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. She enjoys developing new writing and working within an ensemble to create something special. Her main passion is comedy and telling honest stories. Credits include Shed Loads of Trouble and Impulse (Live Theatre), Wild Crumb (Alphabetti) The Riot Act (National Theatre)
Rosie Bowden
Rosie Bowden is a Theatre Maker based in the North East. She works primarily as a Director, Facilitator and Stage Manager across venues like Alphabetti Theatre, Newcastle Theatre Royal and Live Theatre. Rosie loves working with young people and creating stories that champion them. She has recently begun performing again as part of her regular cabaret event "Lasses" (Alphabetti Theatre, Live Theatre) and with the Girls, Theys and Slays Choir which she co-runs with Maya Torres.
Directing credits include: Bobby Robson Saved My Life (Eastern Angles, 2024), Impulse by Louise Marie Powell & Ahh Women by Clare Baker (Your Voice, North East: Live Theatre, 2023), Where did all the Magpies go? by Holly Readshaw (The Customs House, 2023), Soapbox Racer (Alphabetti Theatre, 2023).
The Girls, Theys and Slays Choir
The Girls, Theys and Slays Choir is lead by Maya Torres and produced by Rosie Bowden. They began in March and have performed as part of 'Lasses' and 'Sketch Slap' at Alphabetti Theatre. Following these initial performances, they were commissioned by Creative Central, Curious Arts and Northern Pride to create their own original song as part of the 'Get Ready Grant'. Their song 'Moving In' was created with Maya Torres and Rhian Jade and performed at the Discovery Museum and the Northern Pride arena in July. As a community group, they are made up of local women and non-binary folk who all just want to sing! It aims to be a safe space for folk to come together and perform for fun.
